Girls' name · since 1946
Dawnelle
526 babies named Dawnelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
526 girls have been named Dawnelle since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnelle has been recorded 526 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1993.
- #11,470 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 526 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnelle ranks #11,470 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 526 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawnelle's 526 recorded births place it above 84.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dawnelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dawnelle's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dawnelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1993
- Peak year (1976)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Dawnelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (187 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Dawnelle's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dawnelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 70
1950s
70 births
- 1960s
1960s
79 births
- 1970s
1970s
187 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 187 births (36% of all-time use).
How Dawnelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dawnelle's total volume
Dawnelle by state
Where Dawnelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 7.4% |
39 of 526 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dawnelle's data
- Dawnelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dawnelles (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dawnelle
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawnelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dawnelle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.